Hello, all!
Trying to catch up on scoring chances from the back to back games, so I’m going to give you a double feature bonus today!
Best E/S Forward VS Chicago: R.J. Umberger (+8)
Worst E/S Forward VS Chicago: Mark Letestu / Jared Boll (-2)
Best E/S Forward VS Calgary: Rick Nash (+3)
Worst E/S Forward VS Calgary: Antoine Vermette (-5)
Best E/S D-man VS Chicago: Aaron Johnson (+6)
Worst E/S D-man VS Chicago: John Moore / James Wisniewski (+1)
Best E/S D-man VS Calgary: Grant Clitsome (+2)
Worst E/S D-man VS Calgary: John Moore / Fedor Tyutin / James Wisniewski (-1)
As you’ll see, the problem in Chicago was less about scoring chances and more about goaltending: Chicago got it, and we didn’t.
Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20525
| Team | Period | Time | Note | CBJ | Opponent | |||||||||||
| CHI | 1 | 16:32 | Kane | 1 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 88 | 4v5 | |
| CHI | 1 | 14:55 | Toews | 1 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 51 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 88 | 4v5 | |
| CBJ | 1 | 14:27 | Dorsett | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 88 | 4v5 | |
| CHI | 1 | 12:03 | Frolik | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 50 | 67 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 11:29 | Nash | 1 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 50 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 50 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 11:24 | Nash | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 50 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 9:26 | Prospal | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 8:52 | Umberger | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 50 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 8:46 | Pahlsson | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 50 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 3:52 | Pahlsson | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 50 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 1 | 2:48 | Vermette | 1 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 51 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 19:29 | Umberger | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 50 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 15:12 | Sharp – GOAL | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 50 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 11:47 | Stalberg – GOAL | 1 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 51 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 8:12 | Nash | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 7:10 | Toews | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 6:27 | Frolik | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 50 | 67 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 4:12 | Stalberg – GOAL | 1 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 51 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 2:25 | Bolland | 1 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 51 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 0:28 | Vermette | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 61 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 2 | 0:04 | Kruger | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 61 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 16:51 | Wisniewski – GOAL | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 16:17 | Prospal | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 16:08 | Carter | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 15:16 | Nash | 1 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 50 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 15:04 | Johansen | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 50 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 12:35 | Nash | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 50 | 81 | 88 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 3 | 10:48 | Kane | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 88 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 9:43 | Umberger | 1 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 50 | 81 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 6:54 | Umberger | 1 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 51 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 3 | 6:54 | Umberger | 1 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 51 | 61 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 50 | 5v5 |
| CHI | 3 | 4:15 | Hossa – GOAL | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 50 | 81 | 4v5 | |
| CHI | 3 | 3:30 | Kruger | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 50 | 67 | 5v5 |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 1 | S. MASON | 50:13 | 19 | 10 | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | 5:47 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | M. METHOT | 17:37 | 9 | 4 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:38 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | J. MOORE | 16:09 | 4 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | A. JOHNSON | 16:50 | 9 | 3 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | 2:38 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | N. NIKITIN | 16:44 | 6 | 4 | 2:06 | 0 | 0 | 3:09 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | J. CARTER | 16:00 | 5 | 1 | 1:56 | 0 | 0 | 1:06 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | D. DORSETT | 12:25 | 4 | 2 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 1:37 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | D. BRASSARD | 12:21 | 5 | 6 | 2:30 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | M. LETESTU | 10:06 | 0 | 2 | 1:52 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | R. UMBERGER | 11:52 | 8 | 0 | 2:28 | 0 | 0 | 2:18 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | R. JOHANSEN | 10:17 | 5 | 2 | 2:13 | 0 | 0 | 0:10 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | J. WISNIEWSKI | 16:50 | 4 | 3 | 2:13 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | V. PROSPAL | 16:59 | 5 | 1 | 1:30 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | D. MACKENZIE | 10:26 | 2 | 3 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:26 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | S. PAHLSSON | 8:55 | 5 | 2 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 2:29 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | J. BOLL | 10:29 | 0 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | A. VERMETTE | 16:14 | 9 | 4 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 1:34 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | F. TYUTIN | 16:09 | 6 | 3 | 1:45 | 0 | 0 | 3:09 | 0 | 2 |
| 61 | R. NASH | 14:42 | 9 | 5 | 1:17 | 0 | 0 | 0:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Head To Head:
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that for all but one player on the roster, this was their best outing against Chicago in a long time. Unfortunately, that one player was Steve Mason, and it made all the difference.
On to Calgary.
The good news is that the Jackets continued to limit opponents’ chances. The bad news is that Calgary basically played “keep-away” for most of the night, and it paid off in spades.
Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20530
| Team | Period | Time | Note | CBJ | Opponent | |||||||||||
| CBJ | 1 | 10:53 | Mackenzie | 1 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 5v5 |
| CGY | 2 | 19:01 | Stempniak | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 16:29 | Prospal | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 61 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 13:11 | Boll | 4 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 11:33 | Johansen | 1 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 44 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 2 | 11:07 | Nash | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 61 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 2 | 9:25 | Nash | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 61 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 5v4 | |
| CBJ | 2 | 7:58 | Brassard – GOAL | 1 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 34 | 44 | 5v5 |
| CGY | 2 | 7:03 | Bourque | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 5v5 |
| CGY | 2 | 6:06 | Comeau | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 44 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 5:36 | Carter | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 5v5 |
| CGY | 2 | 4:56 | Backlund | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 50 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 3:18 | Brassard | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 2 | 1:05 | Umberger | 1 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 5v4 | |
| CGY | 3 | 17:22 | Glencross | 1 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 51 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 4v5 | |
| CGY | 3 | 16:54 | Iginla – GOAL | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 44 | 4v5 | |
| CBJ | 3 | 16:29 | Carter | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 61 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 44 | 5v5 |
| CGY | 3 | 12:36 | Stempniak | 1 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 50 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 5v5 |
| CGY | 3 | 11:48 | Brodie | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 5v5 |
| CBJ | 4 | 2:42 | Vermette | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 4v4 | ||
| CGY | 4 | 2:29 | Hannan | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 50 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 4v4 | ||
| CGY | 4 | 2:14 | Comeau | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 50 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 4v4 | ||
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 1 | S. MASON | 51:40 | 7 | 8 | 8:00 | 4 | 0 | 4:54 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | M. METHOT | 17:40 | 2 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:41 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | J. MOORE | 13:32 | 4 | 5 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:17 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | N. NIKITIN | 20:09 | 1 | 1 | 3:44 | 2 | 0 | 2:56 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | J. CARTER | 14:50 | 3 | 1 | 3:49 | 2 | 0 | 0:17 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | G. CLITSOME | 19:07 | 3 | 1 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | 1:33 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | D. DORSETT | 14:02 | 0 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:47 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | D. BRASSARD | 10:39 | 5 | 4 | 4:11 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | M. LETESTU | 10:10 | 1 | 2 | 4:01 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | R. UMBERGER | 15:02 | 1 | 1 | 4:11 | 2 | 0 | 0:14 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | R. JOHANSEN | 12:03 | 3 | 1 | 4:11 | 2 | 0 | 0:01 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | J. WISNIEWSKI | 15:26 | 4 | 5 | 4:12 | 2 | 0 | 0:17 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | V. PROSPAL | 12:07 | 2 | 2 | 3:49 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | D. MACKENZIE | 10:07 | 3 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:15 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | S. PAHLSSON | 15:54 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2:06 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | J. BOLL | 8:39 | 3 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | A. VERMETTE | 13:47 | 1 | 6 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:49 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | F. TYUTIN | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | 3:59 | 2 | 0 | 3:04 | 0 | 1 |
| 61 | R. NASH | 14:27 | 3 | 0 | 3:49 | 2 | 0 | 1:19 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Head To Head:
Though it’s been almost impossible to predict what Scott Arniel will do with his lines, I think there’s good evidence that the Nash / Carter/ Johansen line and the Wiz/Moore pair are working. I hope we get to see them for a few more games, at least.